Brook lamprey

Brook lamprey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lampetra
Species:
L. planeri
Binomial name
Lampetra planeri
(Bloch 1784)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Petromyzon planeri Bloch 1784
  • Petromyzon septoeuil Lacepède 1802
  • Petromyzon niger Lacepède 1802
  • Petromyzon bicolor Shaw 1804
  • Petromyzon plumbeus Shaw 1804
  • ?Petromyzon caecus Couch 1832
  • Petromyzon anomalum De la Pylaie 1835
  • Petromyzon fluviatilis f. minor Smitt 1895
  • Petromyzon fluviatilis f. larvalis Smitt 1895
  • Ammocoetes lamproyon Römer-Büchner 1927

The brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri), also known as the European brook lamprey and the western brook lamprey is a small European lamprey species that exclusively inhabits freshwater environments. The species is related to, but distinct from, the North American western brook lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni).

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  2. ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  3. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.